Classic Questions and Contemporary Film: An Introduction to Philosophy

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UPC:
9781118585603
Binding:
Paperback
Publication Date:
8/24/2015
Author:
Dean A. Kowalski
Language:
english
Edition:
2
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Product Overview

Featuring significant revisions and updates, Classic Questions and Contemporary Film: An Introduction to Philosophy, 2nd Edition uses popular movies as a highly accessible framework for introducing key philosophical concepts

  • Explores 28 films with 18 new to this edition, includingEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Hotel Rwanda, V for Vendetta,andMemento
  • Discusses numerous philosophical issues not covered in the first edition, including a new chapter covering issues of personal identity, the meaningfulness of life and death, and existentialism
  • Offers a rich pedagogical framework comprised of key classic readings, chapter learning outcomes, jargon-free argument analysis, critical thinking and trivia questions, a glossary of terms, and textboxes with notes on the movies discussed
  • Revised to be even more accessible to beginning philosophy students